Animal Chronicles
Available daily for all guests
How We're Celebrating
Animal Chronicles
Throughout our history, the Bronx Zoo has been an urban oasis, a place for New Yorkers and visitors from around the globe to escape the concrete jungle and experience the awe and beauty of animals and the natural world. This spring, your family can explore the all-new Animal Chronicles, an immersive walking trail of more than a quarter mile, featuring 13 scenes of 68 animal eco-sculptures that showcase key achievements in the Bronx Zoo’s history of saving animal species and connecting New Yorkers to wildlife.
Daily Celebrations
Bronx Zoo Timeline
Visit Zoo Center to explore 125 years of our history together
Exhibit Spotlight Signs
At exhibit entrances and landmarks, learn more history stories
Wild Asia Monorail (opens 4/27) and Zoo Shuttle
While you ride the shuttle or monorail, you’ll hear more historical facts to celebrate 125 years of the Bronx Zoo
Photo Opps
Commemorate your visit with pictures at colorful new backdrops around the zoo
Commemorative Gifts
Check out the 125th year celebration swag available at our gift shops
Weekend Celebrations
On select weekends from April through September, join us for parades, performances, crafting, Wildlife Theater, and much more as we celebrate 125 years of historic Bronx Zoo milestones
*The zoo opens at 1pm on Sat, April 27, due to WCS Run for the Wild
Celebrate with Us!
Join us this spring as we commemorate the Bronx Zoo's 125th year.
Our History
Take a walk down memory lane with us and explore 125 years of the Bronx Zoo in pictures.
The wild things of this earth are not ours to do with as we please. They have been given to us in trust, and we must account for them to the generation which will come after us and audit our accounts.”
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membership
WCS Members Benefits
Be a part of a historic year and celebrate the Bronx Zoo’s 125th birthday with special events, discounts, and benefits exclusively for Members.
Animal Chronicles
Included with free Member admission ticket, separate tickets are not needed. Spring tickets are now available.
Exclusive Member preview days:
Thursday, April 18 & Friday, April 19
Member Mornings
10AM — 12PM
Join us for storytelling, crafts, face painting, and more at Rainy Gate Corner!
Included with free Member admission ticket, separate tickets are not needed. Spring tickets are now available.
April 21 Earth Day celebration
May 11 Birds
June 16 Congo Gorilla Forest & Father's Day
July 21 Big Cats
August 18 Asia
September 1 Africa
Thank you, WCS Members
The Bronx Zoo would never have reached our 125th year without the support of our Members. You are the Bronx Zoo: your visits, your memories, the bonds you form with the animals and with generations of your families who continue to share love for our parks. Thank you for being a part of this amazing journey, and here’s to another 125 years & beyond!
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Not yet a WCS Member?
Explore our Membership options and we hope to see you soon.
More Ways to Celebrate with Us
Bronx Zoo Summer Camp
Celebrate 125 years of the Bronx Zoo with us at zoo camp! Explore our 265-acre zoo and learn about animals and nature while having a WILD time. Campers will be engaged all week with fun activities, exhibit explorations, animal encounters, and special 125th-year experiences.
Junior Keepers
Have you ever wondered how zookeepers take care of animals at the Bronx Zoo? Our Children’s Programs offer a range of activities including an up-close encounter with a small animal ambassador, helping to make enrichment items for our animals, learning about local wildlife, and more while celebrating 125 years of the Bronx Zoo.